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BALTIMORE. Md. August 2v.-virxinia sixes past
bid to-day 0'>'
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oats. 900 bushels: rye. 500 bushels sSipnents-
Sass $3.50
$500 bushels.
ACTING LAND COMMISSIONER sTocKs1AGER has
taken steps to carry into efYect the Secretary OF
the Interiors recent decision relative to the in
IDENTITY land held by the Southern Pacific Railroad
Co., the Alabama and Chattanooga Co., the Dallas
Military Road Co., and the Vicksburg and Meridian
Co.
AN INTERFERENCE Acknowledgements were
heard to-day before the Examiner OF Interferences,
Patent Office, upon the question OF the public use
OF the art OF enameling iron ware for two years
prior TO the granting OF the patent TO H. c. Mill
gan, aSSign0r 10 the Iron Clad Manufacturing Co.,
Ol New York city. The hearing VIII be resumed
tomorrow.
ARMY ORDERs-The superintendent OF the re-
cruting service has been ordered to send thirty
cruits to Fort Smelling, MIMI, for assignment to
the l2th infantry, and fifteen cOlOred cavalry re-
I'M hcD
as the commanding general OF the department
airy.
INTERSTATE COMMISSIONER BRAGG arrived in the
city this morning, and will leave tomorrow even
Ing to join his colleagues at Rutland, VT, where
they take up some cases on the first prOx.
Mr. WILLIAM A. MARKS, OF Virginia, has been
designated by Acting Commissioner stockslager,
to act as chief of division OF accounts in the
General Land Ohice. during the absence OF Col.
Fletcher Johnston, who has gone on visit to his
home In Kentucky.
NAVAL ORDERs-Leut. D. D. v. Stuart has been
ordered to special duty at Philadelphia in connec-
ton with the naval exhibit for the Industrial pro-
cesson OF the constitutional centennial celebra-
ton. Surgeon n. c. brennan has been ordered to
temporary duty at the Naval Academy.
GOLD MEDALS TO LIFE SAvERs.-The President
has awarded gold life saving medals to Capt j.
w. Durham Of the British ship Favonius for the
T. Young, April3 1887; and to Peter Polio, 1st
mate OF the Italian bark Nord America, for brav-
cry In reScuing the crew OF the American schooner
Parker n. Hooper, March %, 1857.
VIRGINIA PosrAAsrERs-The Postmaster Gene
raj has appointed the following postmasters In
Virginia: Jno. L. Gill, Bloomfield: E. l. Hubbard
Jefferson store; Flavius d. CObbA Repton; Mrs.
Ellen s. Neblett, Sussex.
Talk OF A NEW ExrkAplrIoN TREATY WITH ENG
LANDs-lt Is thought at the State Department that
an extraditlon treaty between Great Britain and
this country VIII De negotiated at an early day, as
everything seems favorable to such result. II is
said that the growing objection OF Canadians to
that country being Botany Bay rOr America has
induced the home government to agree to prompt
action.
PERsoNA1s.-Prince Thokore sahib OF Limbdi is
expected to arrive at Wormley's from New York
o-night; Gen. Duane, Chief OF Engineers, left
turn to Washington ~ September aa saD1 lo@P a
steele and wife and Mrs. Dowry OF New York are
Nsr gsrE Bsh sI and
Eugene k sesg oa New bassSD aaS
ssEy seaS Lieut. 1 Scab Isas Gs
r: gpdnney. New York, are at the Ebbite---Dr
Wedgw Woo o ana wife london, Eng, W =. Bran
Post once Department received dispatch nom
south Bend. Ind, this mosning. ANNOUNCING the
III. Taylor WIN depart ior the West this evening"
Tx y. y foFeal the superintendent Of the
pubic SCHOOLS ot me District returned to this city
Rosn.i1se Rssos.zn -Iawrence Hicsey.No. 500
irom the yard Of his house IA sSe county wagon
worth ee5.-MnR Mary Jackson, No. l501 9th
street norrnwesa reports that she lost Or had
eight diamonds and gold chain, valued at s7s.~
pr. y. Roberts sspoFfs the larceny Of carriage